The Great Archimedes

Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

The Great Archimedes This page intentionally left blank Mario Geymonat The Great Archimedes R. Alden Smith Translator and Editor BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS © 2010 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover and book design based on the original Italian edition. Cover image: “A Scholar” (oil on canvas), Fetti or Feti, Domenico (1589– 1624) / Gemaeldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany / © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden / The Bridgeman Art Library International Originally published as Il Grande Archimede by Mario Geymonat (ISBN 978-88-88249-23-0). Copyright 2008 by Sandro Teti Editore. eISBN: 978-1-4813-0050-6 (e-PDF) This E-book was converted from the original source file by a third-party vendor. Readers who encounter any issues with formatting, text, linking, or readability are encouraged to notify the publisher at BUP_Production@ baylor.edu. Some font characters may not display on older Kindle devices. To inquire about permission to use selections from this text, please contact Baylor University Press, One Bear Place, #97363, Waco, Texas 76798. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Geymonat, Mario. [Grande Archimede. English] The great Archimedes / Mario Geymonat ; foreword by Zhores Alferov ; preface by Luciano Canfora ; translated and edited by R. Alden Smith. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60258-311-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Archimedes. 2. Scientists--Greece--Biography. I. Title. Q143.A62G4913 2010 509.2--dc22 [B] 2010038746 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content. To my father and my son, both Ludovico This page intentionally left blank ...